Stamp Out Elder Abuse Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 2719 To provide for the issuance of a Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 14, 2019 Mr. KING of New York (for himself, Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Ms. BONAMICI) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subse- quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for the issuance of a Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Stamp Out Elder 4 Abuse Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. STAMP OUT ELDER ABUSE SEMIPOSTAL STAMP. 6 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:40 May 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2719.IH H2719 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 2719 IH (1) the term ‘‘elder justice’’ has the meaning 1 given that term in section 2011 of the Social Secu- 2 rity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j); 3 (2) the term ‘‘elder abuse’’ has the meaning 4 given that term in section 2 of the Elder Abuse Pre- 5 vention and Prosecution Act (34 U.S.C. 21701); 6 (3) the term ‘‘Postal Service’’ means the United 7 States Postal Service; 8 (4) the term ‘‘semipostal stamp’’ has the mean- 9 ing given the term ‘‘semipostal’’ in section 416(a)(1) 10 of title 39, United States Code; and 11 (5) the term ‘‘Stamp Out Elder Abuse 12 Semipostal Stamp’’ means the semipostal stamp 13 issued under subsection (b). 14 (b) ISSUANCE.—In order to afford a convenient way 15 for members of the public to contribute to raising aware- 16 ness of and combatting elder abuse and to funding for 17 elder justice activities, the Postal Service shall issue a 18 semipostal stamp in accordance with subsection (c). 19 (c) TERMS AND CONDITIONS.— 20 (1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in this 21 subsection, the issuance and sale of, and the deter- 22 mination of amounts becoming available from the 23 sale of, the Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal 24 Stamp shall be governed by section 416 of title 39, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:40 May 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2719.IH H2719 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 2719 IH United States Code, and regulations issued under 1 that section. 2 (2) DURATION.—The Postal Service shall make 3 available to the public the Stamp Out Elder Abuse 4 Semipostal Stamp for a period of not less than 2 5 years, beginning not later than 1 year after the date 6 of enactment of this Act. 7 (3) DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.— 8 (A) DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE.—Half of 9 the amounts becoming available from the sale 10 of the Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal 11 Stamp shall be transferred to the Department 12 of Justice, to remain available until expended, 13 for the purposes of— 14 (i) prevention of and education re- 15 garding elder abuse; 16 (ii) investigation, prosecution, and liti- 17 gation expenses relating to elder abuse; 18 (iii) data collection regarding elder 19 abuse; 20 (iv) elder abuse victim services; and 21 (v) any other expense of the Depart- 22 ment of Justice relating to elder abuse. 23 (B) ADMINISTRATION FOR COMMUNITY 24 LIVING.—Half of the amounts becoming avail- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:40 May 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2719.IH H2719 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 2719 IH able from the sale of the Stamp Out Elder 1 Abuse Semipostal Stamp shall be transferred to 2 the Department of Health and Human Services, 3 to remain available until expended, for the pur- 4 poses of elder justice activities authorized under 5 subtitle B of title XX of the Social Security Act 6 (42 U.S.C. 1397j et seq.). 7 (C) ADMINISTRATION OF TRANSFERS.— 8 Transfers under this paragraph shall be made 9 to the Department of Justice and the Depart- 10 ment of Health and Human Services not less 11 frequently than 2 times a year and under such 12 other arrangements as the Postal Service shall 13 by mutual agreement with the applicable agency 14 establish in order to carry out the purposes of 15 this Act. 16 (D) PROCEEDS NOT TO BE OFFSET.—In 17 accordance with section 416(d)(4) of title 39, 18 United States Code, amounts becoming avail- 19 able from the sale of the Stamp Out Elder 20 Abuse Semipostal Stamp shall not be taken into 21 account in any decision relating to the level of 22 appropriations or other Federal funding to be 23 furnished in any year to the Department of 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:40 May 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H2719.IH H2719 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 2719 IH Justice or the Department of Health and 1 Human Services. 2 (4) LIMITATION.—The Stamp Out Elder Abuse 3 Semipostal Stamp shall not be subject to, or taken 4 into account for purposes of applying, any limitation 5 under section 416(e)(1)(C) of title 39, United States 6 Code. 7 (5) PROMOTION.—The Department of Justice 8 and the Department of Health and Human Services 9 may use Federal funds to promote the sale of the 10 Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp, which 11 may include the preparation and dissemination of re- 12 ports, brochures, or other appropriate materials to 13 be made available to the public that describe elder 14 justice issues and the benefits of the sale of the 15 Stamp Out Elder Abuse Semipostal Stamp. 16 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 19:40 May 25, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H2719.IH H2719 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS